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Bart Stupak, Leader of Antiabortion Democrats: 'Not Very Confident' on Healthcare

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Not only did he cave in to the President by allowing an easily-revoked Presidential order to trump inclusion in the Health care bill, but he had the gall to stand before the House and claim the amendment being offered was political grandstanding. Now we know how easily he was 'bought.' What we once thought was a congressman with a backbone has shown to be spineless. I guess he ranks right up there with Senators Ben Nelson and Mary Landrieu.

Gerry Monday of WI 11:12PM March 21, 2010

Congressman StupaK
Well I guess we all can see what you are truly made of. Please do not call yourself pro-life again. It's an offense to all those who really are pro-life. You are a coward and a Judus, in my opinion.
May God have mercy on your soul.

Karen of WI 7:04PM March 21, 2010

Dear Representative Bart Stupak,
I heard your interview with NPR this evening and read about your stance in the New York Times. I cannot believe how selfish you are. You have every right, in fact an obligation, to hold an opinion on abortion. But you cannot impose it on others! We all understand that this issue is very principled, even ethical. You are against abortion, OK. But you have to admit that the country is split on the issue! No one wants any one to have an abortion; I am married and have a 22 year old daughter. I understand the difficulty of making such a CHOICE; there is no deeper conflict or pain.
But to not act like a good Democrat and get on this Health care band wagon as you should is the meaning of selfishness. In life, as the Greek tragedies and classical French theater show, there must be priorities and sometimes you have to die to protect nation or family. Your job now is put your Nation first, to help us on the level of our HEALTH and our economy. How you can believe that your position on abortion, your private ethical stance, comes before your Nation, is the meaning of an Achilles Heal, a tragic error, an inability to prioritize.
When you make your list of what is really important tell me, sir, that your moral stance is more important than the HEALTH and economy of our great Nation. You will make such a tragic error either because you are incapable of making a principled judgment, or because your are a politician, in the worst sense of the word. You can lead here, get beyond yourself, and make this happen, change this Nation for the better and break gridlock. Or you can be blinded by your own self-importance.

Peter C of NY 8:16PM March 04, 2010

Bart Stupak has no right to dictate women's right to choose, and I hope he burns in Hell. Unfortunately, since it will take some time for that to happen, meanwhile, we, as women, should mobilize to help other women. We have worked hard to achieve the economic success and freedom; it is our obligation to uphold the women's right to choose. We MUST financially support abortion clinics so that a woman who needs the procedure can get the help she needs. Please donate go your local abortion clinics, and pressure your district Congress. We will not be, and should be not ignored. this is truly urgent. please do not forget the fact that it was less than a half century ago, when women lost their lives from shoving a hanger to their uterus.

Suji Lee of WA 12:34AM February 06, 2010

Who does Rep.Stupack think he is kidding? Not all sex is from love,but lust. As a man I think he can understand that. What makes him think taxpayers want to pay for other peoples children,because a man must fulfill his desires? He is forcing people to pay for other peoples children on welfare through higher taxes and he doesn't think we would rather pay for abortion.As for adoption,he needs to take a look at the amount of children who are in adoption homes, and those children that are abused physically, mentally and sexually and then tout his anti-abortion to those people who live through it. Has Rep. Stupak ever heard of seperation of church and state? How would Stupak like it if he was told how many children he was allowed to have? He would say it is none of your business. Well, the same goes for him telling women they have to have a baby just because some man sweet talked them or forced them to have sex. How about Rep. Stupak passing a bill that men who have two or more children and are not supporting their children that they have to get a vasectomy.No difference than him telling women what to do. It suprises me that women put up with him. I for one will help finance his opponent when his time is up for re- election.The women who he is denying abortion to is lower income.These are the women who go to work and are not able to afford birth control. Birth control cost $600 a year versus $800 for abortion insurance. Do the math, Stupak. Congress had abortion rights in their bill and kept quiet about it, what was good for the goose was not good for the gander. Maybe some of you people in the USA are too young to remember women not being able to get abortions and would use any means necessary to abort themselves, including using a coat hanger, and they died in the process, or they went to a doctor in a back alley who was not sanitary and they died from botched abortions. Is this what the people of the USA want? Would you rather a woman die and remember,it may be your mother, sister or your wife that dies.Any time congress wants a football to kick around or bargin with to get what they want,they use the abortion to get what they want.If Stupack is really concerned about abortion why doesn't he introduce a bill to make birth control more affordable?

marilyn cook of SC 5:25AM January 06, 2010

For those doctors and representatives who think that we should leave reproductive care, including abortion care, outside of covered care in the overall reform bill, please back off. All of us, men and women alike, need primary reproductive care. Men, like women, benefit when women receive care and vice versa. For those who don’t want their dollars to pay for abortion care or birth control that they perceive might work as an abortive agent, please consider the vastly larger dollar sums we all have to pay for destructive wars, many of which are unnecessary and very unwanted. Having reproductive coverage does not mean agreement with coverage. Having coverage does not force utilization. Omitting reproductive coverage will create a need for a secondary system that will struggle to meet that basic primary need and many will suffer in places where there is no secondary system.
Abortion and birth control are matters of survival for woman. Woman have proved their fierce protectiveness towards their children, over and over again. Give them their due on this and respect the fact that while not all might make the same choice that you or I would, that most take this issue seriously. regards

E. S. Smith of WI 11:21PM October 30, 2009

If someone makes a choice to have sex and gets pregnant then they (the father and mother) should be held responsible for protecting and paying for the life that they started.
Responsibility:
Be responsible for the life that you start. Don't start a life that you must kill.
We are not animals that can not make decisions. We are not animals that can not control our sex drive. We are humans that can make good choices.
We can not act like that all of the sudden people are pregnant. There are several decisions made before getting pregnant.
No one's self desires or wants are more important than another persons life. If you start a life then be responsible.
There are many more solutions and choices that are better than Killing an unborn child. Be strong, brave, and nobel and make decisions that protect life.
Love the Mother and the Child. Both lives are equally important.
Love Life.

ComPassion of IN 10:44PM October 11, 2009

Killing 3200 babies a day and 1.2 Million babies a year in America is wrong.
Abortion is Not Health CARE.
Abortion is Not LOVE or CARE.
Abortion is not a solution.
Love Education is a solution.
Responsibility is a solution.
Love Life before Life Style is a solution.
Adoption is a solution.

ComPassion of IN 10:39PM October 11, 2009

The cost of sick, neglected and unwanted children is a cost to society. It does raise healthcare costs. What about mothers who get very sick during child birth, isn't that a healthcare cost ?

Bubba Smith of AL 10:44AM October 11, 2009

The Truth is that we all know that Abortion is not health care. It is a slaughter of 3200 unborn babies a DAY, 96,000 a MONTH, 1.2 Million a year, and more than 45 Million in 36 years in America.
This is a slaughter of the least of our people (poorest, weakest, most dependant, and least of our people).
Say NO to the free slaughter without a chance to respect and protect the lives of both the mother and the child.
Respect Life.
Protect Life.
Protect Love.
Love Life.
God Bless All of You who are Fighting the Good Fight.
God Bless the politicians that are Fighting the Good Fight for the least of our people. GO BART!!!!!!!! We are listening and we are supporting those that understand the importance of LIFE.
Romans 12:21 - Do not be conquered by evil but conquer evil with good.
LOVE!
Seek, Speak, Share, and Defend the Truth.
LOVE LIFE.

ComPassion of IN 11:29AM October 10, 2009